Ramses the Great's Sea Peoples: The Invasion That Changed Egypt

Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh — Fexingo History · Jun 16, 2026 · 6m · transcript

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the mysterious Sea Peoples who threatened Egypt during Ramses II's reign. Who were these raiders from the north — the Sherden, the Peleset, the Tjekker? Lucas unpacks the evidence from the Battle of the Delta in Year 5, the inscriptions at Medinet Habu, and the theory that the Sea Peoples were displaced Mycenaeans, Lycians, and Sardinians fleeing the Bronze Age Collapse. He explains how Ramses repelled them but failed to stop the wave that later broke Egypt under his successors. The conversation also touches on the Sherden who became mercenaries…